On Oct. 28, BTS’s Jin dropped the music video for his single, “The Astronaut” featuring Coldplay. Following the announcement of their military enlistment, this video is leaving a lot of BTS fans emotional. And honestly? I can’t blame them. I mean, the purple helmet?!
While the music video is full of deeper meaning, which fans were quick to point out, others have been obsessing over another aspect of the video: the filming locations. Shot in an idyllic suburban neighborhood, a city, and a UFO crash site (yeah, it’s pretty sick), fans have been trying to narrow down just where this touching and beautiful music video was filmed.
“The Astronaut” Was Filmed At The ABC/Disney’s Golden Oak Ranch.
While BTS is a South Korean music group, the music video for “The Astronaut” was actually filmed in the States — in Los Angeles, to be exact. Most of the scenes in the music video were filmed on the famous ABC/Disney’s Golden Oak Ranch lot, about an hour or so North of Los Angeles, namely the scene where Jin comes face-to-face with an astronaut.
Was “The Astronaut” Filmed at The Wandavision House?
Upon the video’s release, fans were also quick to draw a connection between the house featured in “The Astronaut” and the Disney+ show, Wandavision. Both the music video and the show feature a spotless suburb, cookie-cutter houses, and an easily recognizable aesthetic. Wait… is this a BTS-Marvel crossover?
While fans may know this neighborhood by its Marvel name — Westview — this is just another location on the ABC/Disney’s Golden Oak Ranch. And while you may recognize it from Wandavision, this neighborhood has also been featured in Westworld, Desperate Housewives Season 8, and The Office, among others.
So, What About THe U.F.O Crash site?
While BTS fans were able to narrow down where the majority of the video is shot, the exact location of the crash site is unconfirmed. And while we’d all love to take a drive there and look for a U.F.O (and Jin, obvi), I guess we’ll all just have to wait until IMDb drops the official shooting locations. If you need me, I’ll be watching this video for the 100th time in a row.